As tangled and turbulent as MLB’s playoff races were during the final week of the regular season -- thank you, commissioner Rob Manfred, for the expanded October format -- this year’s awards derby doesn’t feature many surprises, and includes a number of repeat winners.

Remember, the criteria for these BBWAA awards is regular-season performance and the ballots are cast before the playoffs begin this coming week. Since the ballots rotate year-to-year, I did not have a vote this season, but in the interest of accountability, as always, I’ve included my preseason and midseason picks for comparison.

Anyway, my winners are:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees

The tightest race on the board goes to the two-time winner and reigning MVP Judge, whose vast statistical advantage over Cal Ra

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